... were triumphant for three main reasons. First, the rebellion was not a national or nationalist revolt, but primarily limited to particular geographical areas and social groups in response to specific grievances. Second, the forces of the British had a unified purpose and a clear objective, in contrast to the ... multifaceted conflict that incorporated the general Indian grievance of British arrogance with the specific grievances of particular social groups, such as the sepoys and regional princes, who resented their sudden loss of status and power. Thus, when the rebellion first broke ...

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